The Seven-Ups (1973)

Regisseur:

Philip D'Antoni

Drehbuchautoren:

Albert Ruben (screenplay) and
Alexander Jacobs (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

14. Dezember 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

Even the cops are afraid of them.

Plot:

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

Plot Keywords:

Car Wash | New York City | Chase | Surveillance | Police

Nutzerkommentare:

One of the best police stories

Besetzung

Roy Scheider	...	Buddy - Seven-Up
Victor Arnold	...	Barilli - Seven-Up
Jerry Leon	...	Mingo - Seven-Up
Ken Kercheval	...	Ansel - Seven-Up
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Vito Lucia
Larry Haines	...	Max Kalish
Richard Lynch	...	Moon
Bill Hickman	...	Bo
Lou Polan	...	Carmine Coltello
Matt Russo	...	Festa
Joe Spinell	...	Toredano
Robert Burr	...	Lt. Hanes
Rex Everhart	...	Inspector Gilson
David Wilson	...	Bobby
Ed Jordan	...	Bruno

Alternativ:

Seven-Ups, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

103 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1974) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1989) | Norway:16 (1975) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Drehorte:

183rd Street Station, Third Avenue El, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Philip D'Antoni Productions Inc.

Dies und das:

Johnny Mandel composed a score that was rejected. It was issued, along with Don Ellis' replacement score, by Intrada Records on July 23, 2007.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: In the car chase sequence, when Buddy Manucci is driving through the street packed with children playing, an interior shot of his car shows a small portion of stunt driver Bill Hickman's face (his glasses are clearly seen in particular). Hickman did much of the driving for the interior shots of this car, besides his acting role as one of the two 'bad guys' and stunt driving in the car being pursued by Manucci.

Dialogzitate:

Insp. Gilson: There's something going on the boys downtown never told us about. Have you heard rumors of Mob kidnappings?
Buddy Manucci: [surprised] No. I thought it was about heavy artillery on the streets, that's all.
Lt. Jerry Hanes: Why the hell didn't you tell us? A squad from the Chief of Detectives' office is investigating stories about undercover police. Alleged police. Going around kidnapping wiseguys for ransom.
Buddy Manucci: [eyes widening] And they think it's us?
Insp. Gilson: Buddy, what would you think? What was Ansel doing with Cotello? A lot of people never wanted our outfit formed, you know that. They don't like the way we operate.
[...]

Querbezüge:

Spin Off von The French Connection (1971)

One of the best police stories

The Seven Ups from a reality standpoint is by far the best produced police drama ever to hit the screen. The story encompasses all the pitfalls and dangers of police undercover work and the alliances between partners as well as the relationships and betrayals of informers. The cast is superb and what made it real and gritty is none of the actors at the time were big stars. The best scene undoubtedly is the ending when Tony Lobianco is pleading with Roy Schieder The music steadily increases and Roy Schieder keeps walking away. The story line is timeless and can be translated every 20 to 25 years in modern remake form. I have been waiting for this movie to be produced on DVD